Question

As compared with the judicial appointees of Republican presidents, those of Democratic presidents have been more likely to be

a. members of the opposite party.
b. members of the opposite party but only in the case of appointees from the same region of the country as the president.
c. women and minority-group members.
d. lawyers.
e. None of the answers are correct.

Answer 1

Judicial appointees of Democratic presidents have been more likely to be women and minority-group members.

Step-by-step explanation:

The answer to the question is c. women and minority-group members.

According to the provided information, judges appointed by Democratic presidents are more likely to be women and minority-group members compared to those appointed by Republican presidents. This indicates a trend of greater diversity in judicial appointees from Democratic presidents.

For example, President Barack Obama appointed Sonia Sotomayor and Elena Kagan to the Supreme Court, both of whom are women. President Joe Biden nominated and eventually confirmed the first woman of color, Justice Ketanji Brown Jackson, to the U.S. Court of Appeals. These appointments reflect the effort to increase representation of underrepresented groups in the judiciary.